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UDETC Monthly Resource Alert Summary
February 2008
Quick Fact:
About 40 percent of children ages 8 to 10 have tried alcohol, often without
the knowledge of their parents, according to a study published in the January
2008 issue of the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.
Please visit our enhanced website at
www.udetc.org
for the latest information on underage drinking.
Teens that Drink Due to Negative Emotions Labeled High Risk Researchers
conducted a national survey of 1,877 high-school seniors found that 18
percent of seniors cited multiple reasons for drinking, including to deal
with anger or frustration, and these students were more likely to get drunk
during the day, get drunk frequently, and to have started drinking by the
sixth grade... (
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Underage Drinking - Alcoholic Energy Drinks
Article from
www.safestate.org
Youth and Energy Drinks
The popularity of non-alcoholic energy drinks has grown greatly in the
last few years. Reports indicate that teens and young adults are the
core consumers of these energy drinks. Drinkers started mixing their
energy drinks with vodka and other alcoholic beverages, claiming that
the combination gives them the energy to party longer and harder.
Taking their cue, a number of companies are now adding alcohol to
energy drinks and marketing pre-mixed drinks. These Alcoholic Energy
Drinks (or "AEDs") combine alcohol with caffeine, taurine, guarana,
ginseng and other ingredients found in non-alcoholic energy...
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New SAMHSA Study on Cough & Cold Medicines
SAMHSA - New Study Reveals More Than 3 Million Adolescents
and Young Adults Have Used Non-Prescription Cough and Cold Medicines to
Get High at Least Once in Their Lifetimes
The level is comparable to LSD, and more than the reported use of
methamphetamines, among those aged 12 to 25. White youths were more than
three times as likely as Black youths to have misused...
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'Tis the Season to be Careful
The holiday season, between Thanksgiving and New Year's in the
United States, is the most dangerous season of the year for
those trying to maintain sobriety and anyone driving on the
public highways.
There are
more alcohol-related traffic fatalities during the
Holiday season than any other time during the year in the
United States.
Use a Designated Driver
If you, or someone you know, is planning on celebrating the
holidays by drinking alcoholic beverages, using a
designated driver is a smart move. If you are hosting a holiday party,
you might consider having a
safe holiday party to protect your guests.
To raise the awareness of the problem of
during the holiday, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) have
established a Tie One on for Safety ribbon program to encourage
the public to become actively involved in the fight against
drunk driving.
HPD Explorers - Basic Camp
October 5-8, 2007
The DDR program will be supporting the HPD Explorer's Basic Training
Camp from October 5-8. The Camp will be held at the Counterdrug
facility located near Diamond Head.
National Teach In
May 2007
Leonard Peters presenting a Teach In at Mid Pacific Institute.
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The Hawaii National Guard Counterdrug Program is participating
in the National Teach In that is designed to prevent underage
alcohol use. The role of the National Guard in the Teach In program
is to coordinate the speakers and schools.
Read more.
Hawaii Youth Training Camp
March 27-31, 2007
Youth Training Camp at Bellows RTI.
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The Youth Training Camp is a camp for the children of Army and Air
National Guardsmen of Hawaii. The Hawaii National Guard Counterdrug
Program assisted the Youth Training Camp by cooking meals and transporting
the children to places like the Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park and
Hickam AFB.
HPD Explorers Camp
March 23-27, 2007
The Hawaii National Guard Counterdrug Program is supporting the Honolulu
Police Department's Explorers group when they host 5-day a training camp
for Explorers.